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About One in Three Multiple Sclerosis Patients Have Migraine

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Pooled prevalence of migraine 31 percent in MS patients, with significant variance internationally
Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19 do not need to be tested

Changes to CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Trigger Concern

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Guidelines changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals
Nursing home staff will have to be tested regularly for COVID-19

U.S. Nursing Home Staff Must Be Tested Regularly for COVID-19

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Long-term care facilities account for 42 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the United States
Black Americans have a higher incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis compared with other races

Blacks Have Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

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Increases in the incidence of CVT from 2006 to 2016 driven mainly by increases among men, older women
About half of waivered clinicians prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder and most treat at levels below their patient limits

About Half of Waivered Clinicians Prescribe Buprenorphine for OUD

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Percentages much higher for actively prescribing U.S. clinicians with 275 and 100 versus 30 patients
Preterm delivery is associated with an increased risk for premature mortality in women

Preterm Delivery Ups Risk for Premature Mortality in Mothers

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Risk for all-cause mortality up in 10 years after delivery and still elevated at 10 to 19, 20 to 44 years
An electronic alert may reduce excessive prescribing of short-acting beta2 agonists among patients with asthma in primary care

Electronic Alert May Cut Excessive SABA Prescribing in Asthma

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Repeat SABA prescribing for patients with asthma decreased in the 12 months following the alert
Nighttime coughing

More Nighttime Coughing May Indicate Worse Asthma Control

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Increase in coughing measured via smartphone app tied to worse control for same, subsequent week
Among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza

Heart Events Observed for ~12 Percent of Adults Hospitalized With Flu

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Acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease are most common cardiovascular events
Internet searches indicative of acute anxiety peaked early in the COVID-19 pandemic

Web Searches Suggesting Acute Anxiety Spiked Early in COVID-19

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Largest spike in acute anxiety queries recorded on March 28, 2020, with 52 percent more queries than expected